|epə(ˌ)dər|mad.ik adjective
Etymology: Greek epidermat-, epiderma epidermis (from epi- + dermat-, derma skin) + English -ic
1. also ep·i·der·ma·tous -|dərməd.əs
[ epidermatous from Greek epidermat-, epiderma + English -ous ]
: epidermal
2. of an ointment : acting only upon the outer surface of the skin — compare diadermal , endermic